Games likeKrillion

13 games like Krillion, checked and ranked

Updated October 22, 2026 · 13 games, each checked on its maker's site · 10 min read

Krillion asks for one thing a normal quiz never does: be right, but not obvious. Every day at midnight Eastern Time it deals the same seven prompts to everyone, such as "name a hot drink", and gives you 25 seconds to type one answer to each. A correct answer scores by how rare it is, from 10 points for the first thing everyone thinks of up to 100 for a true deep cut, and every point sinks your diver ten metres, so a perfect day is a 7,000 m dive.

That rarity scoring is close to unique. Only a handful of games reward the unusual correct answer at all, so this guide is honest about it: the first pick is the one that really does score rarity, and the rest each share a different part of what makes Krillion good. Some are typed-answer quizzes against a clock, some are survey games about popular answers, some are short daily sets with a shareable result. Each pick says which part it shares, so you can skip straight to the kind you will enjoy.

How we picked

We started from what a Krillion dive actually asks of you: answers that come out of your own head rather than a list of options, a clock, one shared set a day, and some reward for knowing what other people don't. A game made this list if it delivers at least one of those well and is still running today. On October 22, 2026 we opened every pick on its maker's own site or official store page and confirmed what it is, what it costs and where it runs.

We left out the copycat sites that borrow Krillion's name (its own FAQ warns about them), apps that have quietly vanished from the stores, and games locked behind a subscription you would only buy for that one game. Ratings are ours, out of 5, and weigh how close the fun is to a Krillion dive as much as how good the game is on its own terms.

4 of the 13 are games we make, marked Made by us · Gamefinity. They are rated on the same scale as the rest and placed where they honestly fit.

Immaculate Grid

Daily sports trivia grid · by Sports Reference

Price
Free, with ads
Time per game
3–8 min
How often
One a day
Our rating
4.5 / 5
What it costs
Free with ads; past grids are free in the archive
Platforms
Browser
Best for
Sports fans who love a deep cut

What it is

A 3×3 grid where every row and column is a team or an achievement, and each square wants a player who fits both. Baseball came first; Sports Reference, the company behind Baseball Reference, now runs grids for basketball, football, hockey and soccer too. You get nine guesses, one per square, and a player can only be used once.

Why it's like Krillion

It is the best-known game that scores rarity the way Krillion does. Alongside your score out of nine you get a rarity score built from how few other players picked the same names, so a correct but forgotten utility infielder is worth far more than the obvious superstar. That moment of landing an answer nobody else thought of is exactly the Krillion feeling.

What's different

It is sports only, and every answer has to satisfy two conditions at once. You search for players instead of typing against a 25-second clock, there is no time limit per square, and rarity comes from what that day's players actually chose rather than from a curated answer sheet.

Play Immaculate GridChecked Oct 22, 2026

Common Ground

Made by us · GamefinityDaily think-alike game

Common Ground cover art (a game we make)
Price
Free
Time per game
About 1 min
How often
One a day
Our rating
4.0 / 5
What it costs
Free in the browser, no download or sign-up
Platforms
Browser, phone and computer
Best for
Krillion players curious about the other side

What it is

Each day brings ten short prompts on an airmail postcard, the same for every player, such as a yellow thing or a well-known Steve. You get ten seconds each to type whatever comes to mind first; afterwards your card is laid next to the card of a random player who did the same ten earlier in the day.

Why it's like Krillion

It uses the same raw material as a Krillion dive, typed answers to "name a…" prompts on a short clock, and it is built around how common an answer is. Under each row you see what most people said, so you learn the plankton answers fast, which is useful knowledge for avoiding them in Krillion.

What's different

It flips the scoring: you want the obvious answer, because a match with the stranger is the point. There are no rarity tiers and no leaderboard, since your result depends on who you are paired with.

Play Common Ground on GamefinityOur game: rated as strictly as the rest

Sporcle

Typed-answer quiz site · by Sporcle, Inc.

Price
Free, with ads
Time per game
1–15 min a quiz
How often
As many as you like
Our rating
4.0 / 5
What it costs
Free with ads; Sporcle Orange ($3.99/month or $43.99/year) removes ads and opens the archives
Platforms
Browser, iPhone and iPad, Android
Best for
Building the recall that wins deep cuts

What it is

A Seattle quiz site running since 2007, with thousands of quizzes across sport, geography, film, history, words and more. Most are "name as many as you can" lists: you type into a single box and each correct answer drops into its slot until the timer runs out, then the ones you missed are revealed.

Why it's like Krillion

Typing answers from memory against a clock is the core skill of Krillion, and Sporcle is where people go to train it. Working through a list of every country or every Best Picture winner is the fastest way to stock up on the less obvious answers that score Rare and Deep Cut.

What's different

It counts how many answers you find, not how rare they are, and most quizzes last minutes rather than 25 seconds a prompt. There is no single shared set a day, though there are daily puzzles alongside the quiz library.

Play SporcleChecked Oct 22, 2026

Chainle

Daily word-link puzzle · by Krillion's developer's younger brother

Price
Free, with ads
Time per game
3–5 min
How often
Daily, plus unlimited
Our rating
4.0 / 5
What it costs
Free with ads, including the archive and an unlimited mode
Platforms
Browser
Best for
A second daily from the same family

What it is

Five rounds a day, the same for everyone, each asking for one word that links the clues, the way tomato links pizza and pasta. Three rounds bridge two clues, one bridges three, and the last asks for the closest connection. Each round is worth up to 1,000 points.

Why it's like Krillion

Krillion's own menu points to it as a word game made by the developer's little brother, and it feels related: a short daily set, one typed word per round, a 0–1,000 score each time and a reveal of the best answer once you have committed.

What's different

It rewards the closest link in meaning, not the rarest correct answer, and there is no countdown. Guesses must be single dictionary words, so names and plurals are out.

Play ChainleChecked Oct 22, 2026

JetPunk

Typed-answer quiz site · by H Brothers Inc

Price
Free, with ads
Time per game
2–15 min a quiz
How often
Daily, plus unlimited
Our rating
4.0 / 5
What it costs
Free with ads; Premium hides them ($12 for 6 months, $20 a year)
Platforms
Browser
Best for
Geography and list fans

What it is

A quiz site running since 2008, best known for timed typed quizzes such as naming every country on a map in 15 minutes. It also has picture, map and click quizzes, a huge library of user-made ones, and a Daily Trivia set of ten quick multiple-choice questions.

Why it's like Krillion

Its text quizzes are pure typed recall under pressure, and its geography quizzes in particular are a training ground for the obscure-but-correct answers that pay off in Krillion's country and capital prompts.

What's different

Like Sporcle it rewards quantity, not obscurity. The daily set is multiple choice rather than typed, and the big list quizzes are a long sprint rather than seven short dives.

Play JetPunkChecked Oct 22, 2026

The Jackbox Survey Scramble

Survey party game · by Jackbox Games, Inc.

Price
Paid
Time per game
15–25 min a session
How often
Runs, any time
Our rating
4.0 / 5
What it costs
$9.99 on Steam; players join with their own phones
Platforms
Steam, Windows, Mac, Linux
Best for
A Krillion-style game night with friends

What it is

A party game, released in October 2024, built on real one-word survey answers from players around the world. It runs on a computer or TV while everyone joins and answers on their own phone, with several modes about how popular different answers are.

Why it's like Krillion

Its Hilo mode can ask for the least popular answers to a survey prompt, which is Krillion's "don't say the obvious thing" instinct turned into a group contest. The answers themselves come from what real people typed, so the surprises feel earned.

What's different

You buy it once and play it live in a group of 2 to 10, not alone once a day. Half the modes are about guessing the popular answers, and there is no shared daily set to compare.

Daily Trivia

Made by us · GamefinityDaily general knowledge quiz

Daily Trivia cover art (a game we make)
Price
Free
Time per game
1–2 min
How often
Daily, plus unlimited
Our rating
4.0 / 5
What it costs
Free in the browser, no download or sign-up
Platforms
Browser, phone and computer
Best for
A quick daily that rewards rare knowledge

What it is

Ten multiple-choice questions a day, the same for everyone, laid out like a newspaper quiz column. Each question gets 20 seconds, and the ten always spread over at least seven subjects, from two easy warm-ups to two genuinely hard ones.

Why it's like Krillion

It shares Krillion's love of knowing what others don't. Once you answer, each question shows the percentage of today's players who knew it, and any question you answered correctly that fewer than 30% knew is starred on your sheet and in your shared result.

What's different

You pick from four options instead of typing, and there is one correct answer per question rather than a range of rarer ones. The reward for an obscure fact is a star, not extra depth.

Play Daily Trivia on GamefinityOur game: rated as strictly as the rest

Family Feud Live!

Survey game app · by Ludia Games Inc.

Price
Free, extras paid
Time per game
3–5 min a match
How often
Runs, any time
Our rating
3.0 / 5
What it costs
Free to install, with ads and in-app purchases such as a $4.99 VIP membership
Platforms
iPhone and iPad, Android
Best for
Training your sense of the obvious answer

What it is

The licensed mobile game of the TV show. You face another player and type answers to survey questions, trying to land the answers a survey audience gave most often, with Fast Money rounds and tournaments among the modes.

Why it's like Krillion

It is the famous version of the "name a…" survey prompt that Krillion is built on, played by typing against the clock. Knowing what most people would say is half of Krillion's skill, because that is exactly the answer to avoid.

What's different

It rewards the opposite of Krillion: popular answers score and obscure ones get nothing. It is also a matchmade app with coins, tickets and ads rather than a calm daily.

Play Family Feud Live!Checked Oct 22, 2026

Movie Grid

Daily film trivia grid · by Sam Shulman and Alex Nunan

Price
Free
Time per game
3–8 min
How often
One a day
Our rating
4.0 / 5
What it costs
Free, including yesterday's grid and the archive
Platforms
Browser
Best for
Film buffs

What it is

A daily 3×3 film grid in the style of the sports grids: rows and columns are actors, directors or film facts, and each square needs one film that fits both. You have nine guesses and a film can only be used once. The same makers run a TV grid and other film dailies.

Why it's like Krillion

It has the same "name something that fits" pleasure, and digging past the first film that comes to mind is what makes a square satisfying. The results show how many players got each square, so a tough square you cracked stands out.

What's different

There is no confirmed rarity score, no clock, and you pick titles from a list rather than typing freely. Films only.

Play Movie GridChecked Oct 22, 2026

Pinpoint

Daily category guessing game · by LinkedIn

Price
Free
Time per game
1–3 min
How often
One a day
Our rating
3.5 / 5
What it costs
Free; guest play works, a LinkedIn account keeps streaks
Platforms
Browser, iPhone and iPad, Android
Best for
A two-minute warm-up

What it is

A short daily from LinkedIn, added in 2024: five clue words share a hidden category and appear in turn, and you try to name that category from as few of them as you can.

Why it's like Krillion

Krillion hands you a category and asks for things in it; Pinpoint hands you the things and asks for the category. It is the same category thinking run backwards, typed, quick and shareable.

What's different

There are no points for rarity and no timer, and the goal is to need as few clues as possible. It lives inside LinkedIn, which nudges you to sign in for streaks.

Play PinpointChecked Oct 22, 2026

Older Than You Think

Made by us · GamefinityWhich-came-first history game

Older Than You Think cover art (a game we make)
Price
Free
Time per game
About 2 min
How often
Daily, plus unlimited
Our rating
3.5 / 5
What it costs
Free in the browser, no download or sign-up
Platforms
Browser, phone and computer
Best for
Players who love a surprising fact

What it is

Two museum labels hang side by side and you have one decision: which of the two is older. You tap your choice, both dates drop onto a timeline, and a short line explains the surprise. A visit is sixteen pairs that get harder as you go, and every date comes from Wikidata.

Why it's like Krillion

It rewards the knowledge most people don't have, and the best moments are the ones where almost everyone is wrong. On the daily, everyone gets the same sixteen pairs and you see how today's players did.

What's different

It is a two-way choice on an 11-second fuse, not a typed answer, so it tests judgement about dates rather than recall of names.

Play Older Than You Think on GamefinityOur game: rated as strictly as the rest

Factle

Daily top-five trivia · by Front Office Sports

Price
Free, with ads
Time per game
About 2 min
How often
One a day
Our rating
3.5 / 5
What it costs
Free with no subscription; the host site shows ads
Platforms
Browser
Best for
Fans of ranked lists

What it is

A daily general-knowledge puzzle where each question has a ranked top five, and you have a limited number of tries to name all five in the right order. It moved from its own site to Front Office Sports in 2024 and has a sports edition too.

Why it's like Krillion

It is a short daily set where knowing the facts behind a list pays off, and like a Krillion dive it ends in a result you can share.

What's different

You rank the most notable answers, not the rarest, and each answer has a fixed place. There is no per-question clock.

Play FactleChecked Oct 22, 2026

Rank It

Made by us · GamefinityPut-in-order trivia

Rank It cover art (a game we make)
Price
Free
Time per game
About 2 min
How often
Daily, plus unlimited
Our rating
3.5 / 5
What it costs
Free in the browser, no download or sign-up
Platforms
Browser, phone and computer
Best for
Quick daily brain food

What it is

Five things, one question: most calories, farthest north, oldest. You drag five fridge magnets into order before a 30-second timer rings, then the real values are stamped beside them, with the source of every number named on the card.

Why it's like Krillion

Each list hides a surprise or two, and on the daily you see where everyone else put each item, so it shares Krillion's pleasure of comparing your instincts with the crowd's.

What's different

Nothing is typed and there is nothing rare to find: it is about the order of five given things, so it suits a different part of your trivia brain.

Play Rank It on GamefinityOur game: rated as strictly as the rest

All 13 side by side

#GameTypeHow oftenTimePricePlatformsRating
01Immaculate GridDaily sports trivia gridOne a day3–8 minFree, with adsBrowser4.5 / 5
02Common Ground OursDaily think-alike gameOne a dayAbout 1 minFreeBrowser, phone and computer4.0 / 5
03SporcleTyped-answer quiz siteAs many as you like1–15 min a quizFree, with adsBrowser, iPhone and iPad, Android4.0 / 5
04ChainleDaily word-link puzzleDaily, plus unlimited3–5 minFree, with adsBrowser4.0 / 5
05JetPunkTyped-answer quiz siteDaily, plus unlimited2–15 min a quizFree, with adsBrowser4.0 / 5
06The Jackbox Survey ScrambleSurvey party gameRuns, any time15–25 min a sessionPaidSteam, Windows, Mac, Linux4.0 / 5
07Daily Trivia OursDaily general knowledge quizDaily, plus unlimited1–2 minFreeBrowser, phone and computer4.0 / 5
08Family Feud Live!Survey game appRuns, any time3–5 min a matchFree, extras paidiPhone and iPad, Android3.0 / 5
09Movie GridDaily film trivia gridOne a day3–8 minFreeBrowser4.0 / 5
10PinpointDaily category guessing gameOne a day1–3 minFreeBrowser, iPhone and iPad, Android3.5 / 5
11Older Than You Think OursWhich-came-first history gameDaily, plus unlimitedAbout 2 minFreeBrowser, phone and computer3.5 / 5
12FactleDaily top-five triviaOne a dayAbout 2 minFree, with adsBrowser3.5 / 5
13Rank It OursPut-in-order triviaDaily, plus unlimitedAbout 2 minFreeBrowser, phone and computer3.5 / 5

Where to start

If you only add one game to your Krillion habit, make it Immaculate Grid: it is the one other place where a rare correct answer is worth more. If what you love is the race to type answers, spend a week on Sporcle lists in the categories Krillion keeps asking about, and you will find yourself diving deeper. For the same feel with less effort, Chainle and our own Common Ground each take a few minutes a day.

Questions people ask

What is the game most like Krillion?

Immaculate Grid. It is the best-known game besides Krillion that scores how rare your correct answers are, through a rarity score based on how few other players picked the same names. It is sports only and has no per-answer clock, but the thrill of landing an answer nobody else thought of is the same.

Is there an unlimited version of Krillion?

Yes, on Krillion itself. The first endless dive is free, and a one-time $5 unlock opens the rest of Unlimited and the archive of past daily dives. Our Krillion unlimited page has the details and the best free games to play once you have done today's dive.

Who makes Krillion?

Krillion is made by one person, who goes by the pseudonym kp in the game's own FAQ. Its menu also links to Chainle, a word game it says was made by the developer's little brother. The FAQ warns that copycat sites have copied the game, so the real one is at krillion.io.

When does a new Krillion come out?

A new daily dive starts at midnight Eastern Time, with the same seven prompts for everyone. Most of the daily games on this list reset at a fixed time too, though not all at midnight: Immaculate Grid posts most of its grids at 6 a.m. Eastern, for example.

Are the games on this list free?

Most of them are free to play in a browser, usually with ads. The Jackbox Survey Scramble costs $9.99 on Steam, and Family Feud Live! is free to install with in-app purchases. Each pick shows exactly what it costs, checked on the date beside it.

Can I play something like Krillion with friends?

Krillion itself has Puffer Party, a free multiplayer beta for 2 to 16 players. For a full party game, The Jackbox Survey Scramble works with a group in one room, with everyone answering on their phone.

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